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Matsuya Department transformes Louis Vuitton suitcase

Matsuya Department Louis Vuitton

The“Matsuya”Department Store in Ginza has been transformed to a Louis Vuitton Monogram suitcase!

Matsuya Department Louis Vuitton

They have applied the “monogram multi-colors” of the artist Takashi Murakami’s. The illuminations are changed every 30 min. and light up the monograms in blue, purple or other various colors.

Matsuya Department Louis Vuitton

Matsuya Department Louis Vuitton

There was the new Bvlgari building next to it, too.

ginza Bvlgari building

Matsuya
Louis Vuitton
Bulgari

pompom maker!

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‘Very easy to make 4 size of beautiful pompoms!’ I found “pompom (bombom) maker” in handicraft shop.

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I’m not so great at handicrafts but made 5 pompoms. because…

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I desired to put some warm snow on my christmas tree :)
Holidays are coming!!

pompom maker(japanese)

Jolokia pepper VS Habanero pepper

Jolokia pepper Habanero pepper

These are potato snacks. They’ve got a spicy and hot flavor. They are awesome!! I can’t stop eating until I finish them.

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Kinako mochi chocolate

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Little ‘one-bite’ delicacies from the convenience store. This is kinako mochi (soft pounded glutinous rice with a toasted soybean flour topping) in kinako-flavored white chocolate. it tastes just like an real kinako mochi!!

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Ningyo-yaki : small snack cakes

ningyo-yaki

Ningyo-yaki is a small snack cake and is made by cooking batter of flour, eggs and sugar in an iron mold. They are sold both with and without “anko(sweet bean paste)” . While many ningyo-yaki are in a traditional shape of “shichifukujin “.

I got the ones in a shape of vegetable from Taishido. I can eat them at one bite.

Flickr: Search “ningyo-yaki”
Taishido(Ningyo-yaki shop)

2007 Christmas illuminations in Ginza,Tokyo

I went to Ginza last weekend. The town getting ready for holidays:)
I’d like to show off you some of beautiful Illuminations in this town.

20007 Christmas in Tokyo,Ginza

left;MIKIMOTO
Maybe the most famous Christmas tree in Japan
right;Yurakucho Marion

20007 Christmas in Tokyo,Ginza

Latest buildings in Ginza
left;Yurakucho Marui
right;Marronnier gate

20007 Christmas in Tokyo,Ginza

Sony Plaza B1F in front of subway station
Sweet Pop Christmas! I love this, make us happy in underpass.

20007 Christmas in Tokyo,Ginza

Printemps-Ginza
My Best goes to … Printemps! ;)

Christmas flower cake & Knitted wine glasses, cakes, and champagne!!

Q-pot.baby Debut! (new babyline start)

Q-pot.baby Debut

Q-pot.baby was started in November 2007! You must have a look at cute yummy rompers, bibbs, etc.

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babies may grow up sweet tooth! But my purpose is accessories and mobile straps.
They are made for moms and kids can use together.

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I couldn’t resist strawberry macaroon …it’s a foul(>_<)!

Seven-Eleven back to 60s (classic toy car series)

8t_3chome.jpgALWAYS sunset of the 3-chome:”, the sequel of the mega hit movie “ALWAYS sunset of the 3-chome” has just been released.

Now the Seven-Eleven is running a tie-up campaign with this movie and offering the related products.

The movie is set in Japan around 1960‘s, so there are various stuff of that time, such as the remade, retro looking packages of confectionaries, or the choro-Q cars of the models of the time and so on.

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Collectable 6 type of choro-Q in the “blind box”! I bought 2 boxes! I’ve got Mazda T-2000 and Mazda Carol360.

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I never saw these real cars but imagine if my granpa ride on …

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MoMA Design Store, Tokyo OPEN!

On the second of November, the MoMA Design Store was opened in Omotesando. This is their first store overseas.

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There, they have a lot of products that you cannot get from their online shop.
I found that Anemone Pen, which is also very popular at 8tote’s real shop!! (@o@)

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moma design styore ,tokyo

MoMA Design Store
5-10-1 GYRE 3F
Jingumae Shibuya Tokyo

MoMAstore - MoMA Design Store Open
GYRE

New cosmetic bag:COOKIE fortune

takakos closet

I just got a new cosmetic bag”forest print” form COOKIE fortune.
This is a new print for holiday season. sooo cute.
Can you find a cat in the forest? Her name is Mimio.

New cosmetic bag:COOKIE fortune

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